Portable house.



PATENTED SEPT. 10, 1907.

J. D. HORTON.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1905.

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PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1905.

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wi l'ncnaza athaulu q JOSEPH D. HORTON, OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 190?.

Application tiled November 16, 1905. Serial No. 287,597.

To all whom it may conccrn:

Be it known that l, .losnrn D. Hou'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at. Fort Smith, in the county of Sebastian and State ofArkansas, have in-. vented certain new and useful Improvements in Port.-able Houses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference inarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to portable. houses and has for its object toprovide a structure of this class which can be erected without the useof tools, other than a wrench, screw-driver and hammer, and which doesnot require the services of a mechanic in brder to erect or take downthe same.

A further object of my invention is to provide a portable house which isparticularly strong and substantial, and which is not liable to collapseand which will not deteriorate any quicker than houses ordinarily built.

A further object. of my invention is to provide a portable house whichmay be employed for any and every purpose that a strong and thoroughlywater tight. structure is required.

With these objects in view, my invention consists in the novelconstruction of the parts forming the house, and in certain noveldetails which will be first fully described and afterwards specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. Figure l is a verticaltransverse section through the house.

Fig. 2 is a. perspective view showing two rafters and A construction fortying same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through house.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of sills and girder. Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection through house. Fig. ti is a perspective view of one of the solidside sections or panels, and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view showing aportion of floor of house.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout theseveral figures in which:

1 indicates the sills which as shown in Figs. l and It are arranged overa suitable lattice work which lattice work is for the purpose ofpreventing fowls or animals from getting under the house. The sills areas shown in Fig. 4 fastened at their ends by slot and tenonconstruction, while the girders 2 are mortlsed into the sills as shown,no pins or bolts being employed.

The joist or door beams 23 rest on the sills l as shown in Figs. 1 and3. while the studs 4 are also set up on the sills 1.

:3 indicates a strap anchor (Fig. 3) arranged on top of joist 3 andpasses through lower end of stud 4 so as to draw the parts firmlytogether. 6 indicates a sill plate arranged on the outside of the studs4 and sill 1, through which sill plate the strap anchor also passes, andsaid sill plate is secured to the sill by a lag bolt 7. The sill plate.6 as shown, extends below the sill l and is secured to the lattice workby screws thus holding the lattice work firmly in position.

The studs 4 as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 are provided on either side withlongitudinal grooves 8 to receive the side or wall sections 9. 10indicates the horizontal wall plate which rests on the studs 4. saidwall plate being also provided with longitudinal grooves ll into whichthe side or wall sections 9 extend as shown in Fig. 7.

lt--will be seen in Fig. 1 that the roof cross-bars 12 are supported bythe wall plates 10 and the rafters 13 are secured to the roofcross-bars.

14 indicates a truss book which is secured to the un derside of the roofcross-bars and is provided with a. hooked end 15 which engages the wallplate 10.

16 indicates a stud plate which as shown in Fig. 1 is secured to thestud 4 while a bolt 17 passes through said stud plate. and roofcross-bar, thus securely tying the parts together. It will be noted thatthe rafter 13 extends below the roof cross-bar 12 and inside of the Wallplate 10, while an anchor strap 18 passes through the stud 4 which drawssaid wall plate 10, against the rafter 13, thus forming a stronganchorage at intersection of wall and roof, preventing walls of buildingfrom being forced in by outside pressure.

Referring to the anchor strap 18 it will be seen that the end thereof isriveted to a piece of strap iron 19 which passes from one corner of thehouse to the other, said strap iron being arranged between the studs4and the wall plate 10. and can be coiled up in a compact space fortransportation.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2 it will be seen that a short cross-bar20 is provided near the upner end of the rafters l3 and that saidcross-bar extends beyond the rafters. This construction is alsoillustrated in Fig. l and is for the purpose of forming a seat for thetop cross batten 21 of the roof to hold said cross batten from slippingdown. The roof boards 22 are secured to the cross battens'Zl and saidcross battens are. fastened to the rafters, anda ridge timber 23. isarranged over the roof boards and is bolted down through the cross-bar20 by a bolt 24 as shown in Fig. 1 thus securely binding the partstogether and insuring a perfectly weather tight construction. If desireda chimney 25 may be provided which as shown in Fig. 3 is passed over achimney collar 26, which collar is carried on a plate 27 which is slidunder straps 28.

The iioor and roof sections 29 are formed by nailing the floor or roofboards to cross battens 21, the ends of said battens being cut on abevel so that the ends of the battens extend beyond the boardsforiningthe sections.

\Yhon the sections aro thoreforo placed togot-her, the l battons oi onosootion lap ovor tho boards of tho adjat-ont sootion thus provonting anyvariation at the intersottiolt of tho soctions and insuring a strong andsubstantial (-oustruotiou.

t-l'orriug now to Fig. 5 it will ho soon that tho win dow sash .ttl ishold in sliding position by a stop .tl vortiwally arraugod in tho studs4. and b a stop 32 on tho lllllt'l' sido of said st ttds. Tho stttds attho door aro also providod with similar stops 33.

ltt-t'orring now to Fig. 3. it will bo soon that tho poroh ."4 isanohorod to tho houso by a short. anohor strap 35 Wllltlt passosthroughtho sido walloftho houso, and also by a draw strap 36 vt'hioh passosthrough tho port-l1 postv 37 and through tho sido wall of tho houso. Ananglo strap 38 binds the poroh roof 39 to tho porch post. 37. whilo thofloor 40 of tho port'h is auohorod to tho posts and to tho houso sill las shown.

What 1 Claim lny invont-iou, and dosiro to soouro by ltottors Patout oftho Fnitod Statos is:

l. in a portable houso. tho oombination with tho sill. of tho tloorjoist and studs arrangod thoroon. a sill plato arraugod on tho outsidoof said sill and studs. moans for t'astonino said sill plato to saidsill and an anohor passing outiroly through tho houso and fastoulug saidsill plato to said studs. substantially as dost-ribod.

L. in a portablo houso. tho ootnbination with tho studs. of a wall platoarraugod on said studs. and a draw strap tfllllltt'llllf; tho studs onopposito sidos of tho houso. said draw strap boin; iutorposod botwoontho said studs and tho said wall plato. substantially as tlost'ribod.

2;. In a porlablo houso. tho t-otnbiualiou with tho raftors. of a loworl'l'l sitar oonnooting tho ral'tors togothor. tho ouds of said rat'torso.\'toudiu; bolow said oross ltll. studs for said houso. antl a wallplato :il'l'illtg'oll on said studsv aid wall plato boin; ougagod bysaid oxtonding onds ot' said raftors to provont said studs and wallplate from being fort-ed inwardly. substantially as dost-rihod.

4. In a portable houso. tho ('Ulll lllltllltlll with tho raitors. of aoross-har thorot'or. studs supporting said raftors. a wall platoiutorposod botwoou said studs and t'l'0. $ll;li. a truss-hook.sttlll't'tl to said oross bar and ou saging tho outsido of said wallplatov and moans passing through tho roof ('HVtl'lllf-Z' and orosshar't'or tying tho parts togothor, substantially as dosoribod.

7|. hi it portablo houso. tho votnbination with tho raltors. of a loworoross-bar thorotor. a rootin; oarriod on said rat'tors. studs supportingsaid raftors. moans for anohoring said studs and raftors togothor. saidtnoaus oontprisinaso a t'astonin; passing through said lowor oross-barand said rooting to soouroly tio tho parts togotho' at tho iutou sootiouof tho wall and root' of tho houso. substantially as dosoribod tl. In aportablo houso. tho ootuhinaliou with tho rat'tors. of an uppor t'l'ussbtit' thorot'or. said uppor truss oxtoutliug bo \ond tho odgo of saidraftors a roof t-ovoriuu supportotl by said raftors and hold againstluovotuont by tho said uppor oross-har. substantialLv as tlosoribod.

T. In a pol'tablo houso. tho oo1ubin.-ttion with tho lat'tors. of anuppt-r ('ross-bar thorot'or. said uppor oross-bar oxtondiu; hoyond thottl, "t of said ral'tors. a roof oororing arran u'od on a t't'oss battonand t-arriod on said rai'tors. said uppor t'ross-bar forming a soul forsaid t'ross button to hold said roof in position. substantialh asdosot-ibod.

X. in a portahlo houso. tho ootnbinatiou with tho rat'tors. ot' aoross-bar thorot'or. a roof t'tl\'tl'lll; on said rat'tors. a ridgotitnbot' arraugod ovor said root vow-ring and a t'astonitm moans passingthrough said rid; "o titnbor. root t-o\'ol'iu; and ratio! oross bar totio tho parts tozothor. substantially ts tiosoribotl.

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